Brookhaven City Council election results. Run-offs in 4 races

The road ahead for the new city of Brookhaven will involve another election before the new city’s government is officially in place.

Out of the five races for City Council on the Nov. 6 ballot, only one produced a clear winner. Jim Eyre won the District 2 seat with 54.63 percent of the vote. In the mayor’s race, J. Max Davis and Sandy Murray were the two leading candidates after all the votes were counted.

Sandy Murray chats with supporters gathered at a friend’s home for an election night party.

The mayoral race had taken a negative turn in recent weeks, but both candidates were largely upbeat Tuesday evening.

Davis said he plans to begin campaigning for the runoff. He said he was hoping to avoid a runoff because he believes it will delay the important work of setting up the new city.

“I’m just happy I was the leading vote getter,” he said.

Murray said it will be challenging to get voters excited about showing up to the polls on Dec. 4, but said she was looking forward to the runoff.

“I’m really excited about our new city and the potential we have to make it something we all enjoy living and participating in,” Murray said.

J. Max Davis talks to supporters gathered for an election night party at Pub 71.

Eyre, in District 2, said he was glad to have his election out of the way.

“I think the campaign was the easy part,” Eyre said. “Now the real work begins. I’m just glad it’s over and I’m glad I ended up as a council person. I’m ready to get to work and do what’s best for Brookhaven.”

The runoff will be held on Dec. 4, only days before the city officially opens for business on Dec. 17.